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Parent Taxon

• Scarabaeidae

Sibling Taxa

• Chariochilus
• Colymbomorpha
• Mycernus
• Nitorellus
• Phyllococerus
• Psilodontria
• Pyronota
• Stethaspis
• Xylonichus

Child Taxa

• Pyronota edwardsi
• Pyronota festiva
• Pyronota inconstans
• Pyronota lugubris
• Pyronota minor
• Pyronota munda
• Pyronota pallida
• Pyronota punctata
• Pyronota rubra
• Pyronota setosa
• Pyronota sobrina
• Pyronota splendens

Top Observation Places

• New Plymouth
• Wellington
• Lower Hutt
• Dunedin
• Christchurch